H1B transfer

[panduranga]

Hi,

I am changing from employer A to employer B and my H1 is under transfer process. My dependants H4 is valid till August 2014. Should my new employer needs to file my dependants H4 transfer also?

Thanks in advance.

[wiweq]

Employer is not responsible for H4s.

[testvisauser]

Usually all legit employers will also file H4s along with the H1s but some may ask you to pay for the dependents application and filing fees.

[wiweq]

"Usually all legit employers will also file H4s along with the H1s but some may ask you to pay for the dependents application and filing fees."

=> Paying for H4 has no connection with being legit. It’s totally up to employer if they pay for H4 or not.

You got married; you got kids, why employer should bother for their H4s? They are not legally bounded to pay for H4. But they HAVE to pay for H1b.

[testvisauser]

"Paying for H4 has no connection with being legit."

True, but having been on H1 with three different employers for over 7 yrs, I can tell you that employers that genuinely appreciate you working for them will also file for your dependents. If the employer is a big firm, then they may also pay for the dependent filing (my first two F 500 employers did). If they are a small company (like my current one with 20 employees) they may either decline to file or file and ask you to pay the fees for the dependents.